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Old 02-06-2008, 08:40 PM
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Hey TBers,

The nut on my DB is ebony, but it has a brass portion where the strings pass through. Does anyone else have one of these or know what the purpose of this design is? Should I consider changing it back to all ebony? Thanks!

Gary
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Last edited by goodgig : 02-06-2008 at 08:43 PM. Reason: grammer
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:29 PM
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Sound interesting. Can you post a picture?
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